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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

GENERAL

STRONG PROTEST LODGED AGAINST THE APPOINTMENT OF GENERAL AGENT FOR IMMIGRATION OFFICE 74 CHOLERA MACAO POLICE

Costa Rica Consul Voices Complaints At Inquiry

FATALITIES

DEPARTMENT

FINE WORK BY C.I.D. CHIEF

Of the 108 cases of Cholera noti- fled as having occurred in the Colony during the week ending at midnight on Saturday, 74" proved fatal: Of the total 58 were report- It is known that Mr. Carlos ed from the Victoria Registration Maria de Sequeira, chief of C. 1. D. District, 38 from Old and New Macao, who has held the post for Kowloon, four from the Harbour, many years, has been relleved three from the New Territories and recalled to the Department and two each from Shaukivan and of Chinese Affairs to which he be-

A STRONG AND EMPHATIC PROTEST against the granting of exclusive rights for photographs to the General Arent was lodged by MR. WONG TONG, COMMISSIONER OF OVERSEAS AFFAIRS OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CHINA, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CHINESE PHOTOGRAPHERS GUILD, in his letter addressed to the Secretary. (Mr. K. M. A. Barnett) of the Commission of Inquiry through Mr. H. K. Woo of Messrs. Woo and Woo, Solicitorș, and which | Aberdeen and Rural Hongkong. longs. His appointment dates back letter was read out by the Chairman, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Other Returns are as follows:-1930, when Major Jose Guerreiro resumed sitting of the Commission at the Supreme Court yesterday. Cerebro-Spinal Fever, three cases de Andrade, then Commissioner of When the public inquiry was re On Feb. 18. Mr. Rocha said, he (three deaths); Chicken-Pax, one Police In Масао (now Lieut.

(four Colone) in command sumed yesterday morning, the first had occasion to go to the Immi- case; Diphtheria, 11 cases

of Police witness, Dr. S. N. Chau. J. P., sald gration Office in connexion with a deaths Enteric Fever, nine cases him to accept

deaths); Dysentery, 49 cases (18 Force at Nova Goa, India) Invited that on Mar. 10, he returned from visa for his wife's passport as she (four deaths); Measles, 16 cases; chief of C. I. D. During his term the position as Macao by the s.. "Kin Shan". On wished to go to Kulangsu, which Perperal Fever, two cases (one of office he has discharged the arrival, he with other passengers was scheduled to sau two days death); Tuberculosis, 234 cases ardous duties to the entire satis- with certificates of residence pro-later, as a nephew. Mr. Nichael (143 deaths).

faction of the various outgoing ceeded to the gangway but were Duty, was dangerously Ill in the

police commissioners under whöm told by an Immigration Officer | Amoy Hospital. He also wanted to

he has served. that they would not be allowed obtain an entry permit for the to land until all those passengers Chinese amah who was to accom with passports have hunded, with pany Mrs. Rocha. the result that they had to wait for over 20 minutes while passports. were being examined.

"GET OUT*

At the Immigration. Office he The examination of passports", saw Mr. M. W. Lo going into Mr. sald Dr. Chco, "was done by a Forrest's office through a door

DAILY RETURNS. Returns for the 24 hours ending at midnight on Monday are as fol- lows:-Cholera, 10 cases (Victoria

A popular member of the Portu- Registration District 8, Old and guese community, Mr. Sequeira has New Kowloon 4): Diphtheria, two a large circle of friends both cases; Dysentery, 11 cases; Enteric Chinese and foreigners. Being a Fever, three cases; Measles, two conscientious and hard worker he cases; Tuberculosis, 89 cases.

was responsible for solving many CHOLERA BAN

murder and armed robbery cases. Of the relevant services he renderer. Mr. Sequeira was the recipient. restrictions

have through the French Consulate in been imposed

Hongkong, of a decoration of the by the Govern. ments of the Straits Settlements Order "One Million Elephant and and Indo-China against arrivals White Parasol for effecting, an important arrest of a gang of An- namite communist plotters who planned to foment a revolutionary movement against the Indo China

from Hongkong on Cholera.

account of

European Immigration Officer in which was not marked "private.” | A notification from the Colonial the Saloon and when I was allow. Following Mr. Lo into the office, Secretariat yesterday states that ed to land my certificate was ex- Mr. Forrest, without inquiring the quarantine' amined by a Chinese Immigration nature of his business, "told me Officer at the gangway, so that it very roughly to 'get out and see would have been quite possible for the Chinese clerk," said Mr. Rocha, persons with certificates such as In spite of the fact that he told ine to have disembarked at the the Chinese clerk that the applica- same time as those with passports" [tion was urgent and that he was u

SIMULTANEOUS EXAMINATION Consul, the latter insisted upon FUNERAL OF MR. Government.

proof of the urgency of the matter a letter. and, the production of When this was done, went on Mr. Rocha, the clerk then said that he would treat the matter as urgent. and the visa for the passport would be ready the following day.

Asked by Mr. Forrest whether he was suggesting that passports and certificates should be examined at the same time, Dr. Chau replied in the affirmative. People with pass- Dorts, went on Dr. Chau, were ex- amined in the salcon but he doubt- ed whether the certificates were examined at all as there was La large crowd going down the gang- way at the same time.

NOEL YOUNG

His daring earned for himself respect and admiration of his subordinates when two rival factions were involved in serious STUDENT VICTIM disorder, using firearm at Tai

OF TYPHOID

Wong Kam Island (ha de Don Joao): Mr. Sequeira proceeded to The funeral took place at the the scene and succeeded in pacify- SENT TO GENERAL AGENCY Roman Catholic Cemetery yestering the parties and settling the The nurse's entry permit was.day of Mr. Noel Young, who pled dispute. Another instance in however, different. Mr. Rocha said of typhold at the Hongkong Sana he was told that he had to see the torium on Monday at the age of 19. Chinese passengers' names, said General Agent at No. 3a Wyndham

Fr. C. Orlando oficiated at the Dr. Chau in reply to another ques- Street, and to whom he was given

graveside. tion by Mr. Forrest, were not ena memorandum by the clerk. tered in the passenger-list and he

The late Mr. Young

was

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which his life was in jeopardy was when he escorted four Chinese prisoners from Shekki. His motör bus was attacked by two Japanesė planes with machine-gun's for 15.

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Mr. Rocha proceeded to say that student at La Salle College. His minutes, resulting in the death of

four sisters and a brother are in could not, therefore, see how any he sent his clerk to the General the Colony and his parents are now one prisoner and the wounding of confusion could arise by permitting Agency where the man was in residing in Jamaica.

two others, but fortunately Mr. those with certificates to land at formed that, besides the $2 statu-

Besides the chief mourners, Sequeira escaped, the same time as those with pas5- tory fee there was an additional Gloria, Margaret, Yvonne, Phyllis It is reported that leading Chi- **ports.

payment of $1 for the General (sisters) and Gerald (brother)nese bustnesspien intend to ap Mr. Forrest:-Are you suggesting Agent's services. The clerk was those present to pay their last res-proach the Macao Government that the shipping companies also told to return the next day.

pects were Messrs. G. Salazer, E. with a petition to reinstate Mr. should disobey the Instructions of The following day his clerk was Ibarra, A. Manzo, S. M. Chiu, K. Sequeira in view of the fact that, the Immigration Office?—I am not informed at the General Agency W. Shun, H. Lee, J. Fisher, W. since the Immigration Law came auggesting anything. I am lust that it would not be possible to get Chin-fen, Mrs. L. Chin-fen, Mrs. in force in Hongkong, undesirable complaining that passengers with the permit in less than seven days. Chong, P. Lee, D. Lee, N, E. Allaye, elements are unable to enter the certificatès should be allowed Acting on instructions, the clerk A. Lan, B. Lee, M. Ho, R. Lan, T. Eritish Colong while Macao is at to land at the same time as those jasked for, and received, the return with passports.

of the application.

Mr. Brown-All that happened

"I then went to the Immigration so far as you were concerned was Office and saw the Chief clerk to

Soong, M. Yip, M. Man-kit, D. Pow, present full of these unwelcome E. Loong, W. L. Wong, L. Y. Wang, visitors. (From a correspondent), W. C. Cheung, C. Loy.

THE WREATHS Wreaths were sent by V. Chow,"

that you'showed your permit at the whom I related what had happen. S. Tan, D. Lee and family, Mr.

gangway?.

ed and he then marked the appli- cation "urgent" and said I could Mr. Brown:-There was no other have the permit that afternoon

Mr. Chau:---Yes

examination?—No...

MR. J. M. DA FICHA

Mr. J. M. da Rocha, Honorary Consul for Costa Rica in Hong- kong stated, in his letter to the Commission, that on Jan 8 he

and Mrs. A. V. Lyen and" family. Chung Hwa Juniors, Rose and Felix Poon, Thomas and George

said Mr. Rocha, who went on to Elizabeth, Marion, Dorothy, Norina

Cont'd Page 12, Col. 1

GIRLS MISSING

Six Chinese girls, between the wrote to the Immigration Office ages of 13 and 21, are reported to

Soong. Bob, L. Allaye, Bob and Primrose Lee, Tse and Mary and family, Aunt Lilly and cousins. Rose Joyce and

Mülle Leung,

Voluntary Liquidation Of Company

By Court

Louise Allaye, Howard and Daniel Petition Sanctioned Lee. F. Cheong Leen and children, N. E. Allaye, Wildcats Softball

Children of Mary.

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submitting five applications torbe missing from the Matsuchung team, 1st HK. Sea Scouts, and entry permits, the bona fides of the Refugee Camp since Sunday. applicants being guaranteed by

him. Two days after he received

the official receipt for the applica-

tions.

APPLICATIONS LOST

Not having heard anything fur- ther on Jan. 20 he went to the Im-

ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO EXTORT MONEY FROM

migration Office and there saw Mr GAMBLING SCHOOL HEAD

Weill to whom he presented the receipt. After searching for about

Alleged to have attempted to extort $300 froin a master of ä an hour, went on Mr. Rocha, Mr. mahjongg school by means of publishing articles about him, two Weill informed him that there was newspapermen, LAU CHEUNG TAT, 23, manager of the Hoi Shu no trace of the apшations.

Newspaper Press, and LAU CHAN, 26, editor of the same payet, were Continuing. Mr. Rocha said, "I charged before Mr. D. J. N. Anderson at the Kowloon Magistracy thereupon sent in my Consul's yesterday. visiting card. to Mr. Forrest and

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A petition to obtain sanction of the Court to a scheme of Com- promise and Arrangement, brought by Mr. Eldon Potter, K. C., in the

matter concerning the Hung Phung Utd, and in the matter of the

Mai Hong Company (Hongkong)

Companies Ordinance was granted by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl

MacGregor, at the Supreme Court

yesterday.

The scheme of. Compromise and Arrangement was to be made be- tween the Liquidators of the Cam- pany and the holders of the Founders Shares of the Company, ita Directors, officers, and em-

Mr. C. A. Sutherton Rasy, aasist, prosch defendants for a settlement ployees whereby it is proposed that was then brought into his office. ed by Det-Sgt. W G. Morrison, but ignored them.

8 portion of the net profits of the He asked me whether I was Consul appeared for the prosecution, while Defendants were alleged to have Company as at May 31, 1940, be "a carrière" and I replied that I Mr. C. D'Almada and Mr. Alfred 8. approached Ip and made an ar paid to and divided amongst hold- was Honorary Consul for Costa R: Lau represented the defendants. rangement to meet later. About 7ers of the Founders' Shares of the Rick.

It was stated that the comm. on Mar. 20 defendants and Ip Company, its Directors, officers and

"I then told him the facts and plainant in his case was Ip Wing.assembled at a club at No. 1008. employees. the asked me to make fresh appli-master of a mahjongg schon at Canton Road. cations and to cancel his receipt Mongkor, who

Defendants were alleged to have Was nicknamed

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When he handed in new appli- gambler, under the name of Kao Defendants added, it was alleged, Ordinance in 1936 with an author- cations a few days later, said Mr. Lo Wing," who, according to the that an apology could be publish laed capital of $2,000,000 Due to the European and the Sino- Rocha, Mr. Forrest instructed a article, had ruined many people in ed if the money was paid.

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